Athletic all-rounder

Berenguer It appears every day. It doesn’t matter where Valverde puts him. As a winger on the left, as a winger on the right, as a midfielder or as yesterday, as a center forward… The Navarrese player was once again decisive in achieving the first victory of 2025, an important victory because of the points. at stake – the team has reached Barça – and as therapy to overcome the bad cup experience suffered last Thursday in San Mamés against Osasuna.

Txingurri made several changes to the lineup. Berenguer He was selected to act as a striker with the two Williams brothers on each of the attacking wings and First Gómez obstacle. The one from Barañain was the first to give the warning with a shot that dislodged the local defense and after a quarter of an hour Nico he took a center shot that was poison and strained Guaita put on the mitt to avoid 0-1. Athletic’s ‘7’ headed a good cross from Galarreta in a play where Valverde ask for punishment.

Half an hour later, Beñat Prados An early bounce shot was taken from the edge of the area forcing the sky goalkeeper to make a good intervention with a changed hand. If the ball goes in, the game may pass VAR review for a positional offside of Berenguer. Celta and Athletic went into the break goalless, but the best play and chances came from the red and white team in a first half with little pace.

The former Torino player reappeared fifteen minutes into the second half to score the first goal for the Bilbao team. The smallest of Williams he opened his brother on the right wing, Iñaki He put the ball into place and Barañain’s men outpaced the defenders, coming from behind to score and open the scoring in the 62nd minute. It was his fifth goal in the tournament regularity to put him second on the top scorer, tied Gorka Guruzeta and just behind Oihan Sancetwho missed a month due to a sprained right ankle sustained on December 21 at El Sadar.

Eight minutes later it was his turn Dani Vivian to finish a good game on the right wing. Iñaki Williams gave the ball to Gorosabel, the winger placed it in the area, Unai Gómez finished and the rebound was taken by the Gasteiztarra center back to score the second goal in a Chilean half with his third goal in the 2024-25 League . Celta closed the gap after a slip by Adama left the ball wanting. Hugo Alvarez to make it 1-2 in the 74th minute.

Nicowho recovered yesterday’s good version, tried again with a lateral throw. The set of Claudio Giraldez pressed to find a tie, Valverde feel relieved Berenguer through Guruzeta in the 82nd minute and then brought on two full-backs, De Marcos and Yuri, to prevent a 2-2 score. The team did it. Too much First Simon He was barely noticed in his 200th game as a lion.